Sisodia, Goel meet Rajnath over pending bills

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over 14 Bills of the city government pending with the Centre for approval for several months.

The Bills on Delhi Jan Lokpal, MLA Salary Amendment, CrPC Amendment, Delhi School Education (Amendment), and others were passed by the Delhi Assembly and were sent by the city government to the Centre for its approval.

“In the meeting with the Union Home Minister, both Sisodia and Goel discussed the pending Bills and urged him to ensure their clearance,” sources said.

The BJP-led Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal government have been at loggerheads over a range of issues including authority of Delhi since the Aam Aadmi Party has come to power.